py2exe linux equivalent

[Mike Driscoll]

On Mar 20, 2:59 pm, Brendan Miller <catph... at catphive.net> wrote:
> I have a python application that I want to package up and deploy to
> various people using RHEL 4.
>
> I'm using python 2.6 to develop the app. The RHEL 4 machines have an
> older version of python I'd rather not code against (although that's
> an option). My main stumbling block is I need to use a couple of
> python modules (paramiko and pycrypto) that include C bits in them.
>
> Is there any tool out there that can pull in my dependencies and give
> me a packaged binary that I can hand off to my users without worrying
> about them having my modules or the right version of python? Extra
> credit if it generates an RPM for me.
>
> It really doens't matter if the binary generated is somewhat bloated
> with excess dependencies. It can include glibc for all I care.
>
> The main thing keeping me from using all kinds of python in my linux
> development at work is not being able to package up the results and
> hand them off in a convenient way.
>
> Thanks,
> Brendan

I've heard that PyInstaller can do this, but haven't actually tried
it. Let me know how it goes though, if you get the chance. Here's a
link:

http://pyinstaller.python-hosting.com/

You might also look at cx_freeze or bbfreeze.

Mike